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WECWEC 9: Cold Blooded
Chris Leben
United States
Chris LebenWIN
“The Crippler” · 22-11-0
Loss · TKOLoss · Split DecisionLoss · Unanimous Decision
RESULT
TKO
ROUND 2 · 0:45
MiddleweightTitle bout5 rounds scheduled
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Mike Swick
United States
Mike Swick
“Quick” · 15-6-0
Loss · Unanimous DecisionLoss · TKOWin · TKO
Thursday, January 15, 2004Tachi Palace Casino, Lemoore, United States

Chris Leben defeated Mike Swick by TKO in round 2 (0:45) in the Middleweight bout of WEC 9: Cold Blooded, held Thursday, January 15, 2004 at Tachi Palace Casino, Lemoore.

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Chris Leben vs Mike Swick

Style & credentials

Chris Leben
Folkstyle WrestlingBoxingBJJ
  • —Black belt · BJJBaret Yoshida
  • 2004Middleweight ChampionshipWEC
  • —Middleweight ChampionshipGladiator Challenge
  • 2005Semifinalist · TUFMiddleweight
Camp · The Arena · San Diego, California, US
Mike Swick

No background on record

Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy)

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

59%
Head
50%
23%
Body
23%
18%
Leg
26%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Chris Lebenlast 25 fights
44%39%17%
Mike Swicklast 15 fights
50%38%12%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Chris Leben· incl. 3 fights outside the UFC Mike Swick
Strikes landed / min
2.882.29
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Leben · Below avg · better than 33% of UFC fightersMike Swick · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.852.32
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Leben · Good · better than 69% of UFC fightersMike Swick · Good · better than 84% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.280.96
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Leben · Average · better than 53% of UFC fightersMike Swick · Average · better than 42% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
46%47%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Leben · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersMike Swick · Good · better than 70% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
55%57%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Leben · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersMike Swick · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.800.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Chris Leben · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersMike Swick · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1491 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.88
Strikes landed / min
2.29
2.85
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.32
1.28 / 2.8
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.96 / 2.0
46%
Takedown accuracy
47%
55%
Takedown defence
57%
2:23
Control time / fight
1:50
0.80
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.60

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Chris Leben22 UFC fights · 579 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
25%143/606
4%26/53
20%114/169
Clinch
15%87/195
11%61/90
3%15/17
Ground
22%125/193
1%8/8
0%0/1
Mike Swick15 UFC fights · 287 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
33%96/491
8%22/33
9%26/43
Clinch
7%20/54
15%43/60
16%46/52
Ground
10%28/63
1%2/2
1%4/4

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Chris Leben2 of 5 ended early · 40%3 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Mike Swick4 of 5 ended early · 80%1 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5

3 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Chris Leben4-1
  • W
    James Fanshier
    Gladiator Challenge· Nov 13, 2003
    Decision
  • W
    Brian Sleeman
    WEC 8: Halloween Fury 2· Oct 16, 2003
    Submission · R1 · 3:15 · Middleweight
  • W
    Boyd Ballard
    UFCF: Night of Champions 5· Oct 11, 2003
    Submission · R1 · 2:18
  • W
    Landon Showalter
    SportFight: Second Coming· Aug 23, 2003
    Unanimous Decision
  • L
    Paulo Gazze
    California Regional· May 2, 2003
    Decision
Mike Swick5-0
  • W
    Butch Bacon
    Florida Regional· Aug 23, 2003
    TKO
  • W
    Kengo Ura
    WEC 6: Return of a Legend· Mar 26, 2003
    TKO · R3 · 0:31 · Middleweight
  • W
    James Gabert
    WEC 4: Rumble Under The Sun· Aug 31, 2002
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    TBA
    Idaho Regional· May 4, 2002
    TKO
  • W
    Victor Bell
    Texas Regional· Nov 7, 1998
    Submission
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Who won Chris Leben vs Mike Swick?

Chris Leben defeated Mike Swick by TKO in round 2 (0:45) in the Middleweight bout of WEC 9: Cold Blooded, held Thursday, January 15, 2004 at Tachi Palace Casino, Lemoore.

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